Sample Press Release for Shelter Offering Assistance to Pets of Military Personnel

This sample press release can be edited to fit your needs and distributed to local media on your letterhead. This is a terrific opportunity for your agency to tell the public about the essential services your organization provides for pets and people in your community.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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[SHELTER NAME] ANNOUNCES SERVICES TO HELP THE PETS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL

The [SHELTER NAME] is offering numerous services to military personnel with pets. "We understand this is a very difficult time for military families with the many arrangements to be made. We are in a position to assist them with what we know best-pets,"said [NAME OF SHELTER SPOKESPERSON] of the [SHELTER NAME]. "Your companion animals are a very important part of your family, and we want to help you care for them."

The [SHELTER NAME] is prepared to assist in the following ways:

[MODIFY THIS LIST TO SUIT YOUR SHELTER'S OFFERED SERVICES]

providing dog and cat food, cat litter, and pet supplies to this base on a regular basis to help military families with the expense of caring for the family pet.
establishing a veterinary fund to assist families with standard veterinary services and the costs associated with that care. offering a reduced-cost spay and neuter program to families caring for the pets of military personnel.
offering our behavior expert, or hotline, free of charge for families caring for pets of military personnel.
providing humane education classes on the base several times a year to provide basic animal care information to its residents.

"It is very important to keep loved ones close during these uncertain times, and this includes the four-legged members of our families,"said [LAST NAME OF SHELTER SPOKESPERSON]. "We urge families to work hard to keep animals in the family and resist relinquishing these beloved pets to area shelters."

If you find you are unable to keep your pet, please contact [SHELTER NAME]. The organization will be accepting pets that military families can no longer care for. Based on health and temperament evaluations, these animals may be made available for adoption.

Anyone looking for a permanent animal addition to their family is invited to visit the [SHELTER NAME] at [SHELTER ADDRESS], which always has healthy, lovable dogs and cats available for adoption.